Best Data Transfer Software 2020 to Free Download

By Rico Rodriguez to File Management | Last Updated on Dec 30, 2023

What's the best software to transfer iOS data in 2020? Check out our full reviews of the top iPhone data transfer software to easily and speedily transfer files between iDevices and computer, such as videos, music, movies, photos, Podcasts, ringtones, audiobooks, DRM-protected content and many more. You can share your recommendations and comments below.

There are a host of files transfer software, but it can be chock-full of problems during the process of transferring data, Move to iOS not working, Data Transfer for Android frozen, stuck on transferring… We take the time to sift through best tool based on our test results and users review, along with some hot user guides listed below.

Transfer Any Files (DRM incl.) between iDevices and Computer

What does "the best of the best" mean? MacX MediaTrans, best-in-class data transfer, gives a good answer. It can transfer any data between iOS iPhone iPad iPod and computer at full speed in one click - it only takes 8 secs to transfer over 100 4K photos, thanks to unique speed acceleration tech.

The file transfer can sync any data you throw at it, music, videos, movies, photos, audiobooks, iBooks, iTunes U, ringtones, to name a few. One of the most impressive features from the data backup software is that it can transfer DRM music, videos, movies purchased from iTunes, DRM audiobooks etc. and convert them to DRM-free format. Know more key features from the iPhone files transfer below.

Backup, manage & convert data
Multi-function tool in 2020 to transfer, backup, manage and convert iOS files

Music & Playlist management
Two-way syncing music and delete/edit music playlists without iTunes limits

iPhone ringtone maker
Customize and add ringtone for iPhone needless of third party help

Mount iPhone iPad as USB flash drive
Mount iPhone iPad iPod as free flash drive to store any data

DRM removal and converter
Convert encrypted iTunes purchases media file to DRM-free format

Fastest tramsferring speed
Unique acceleration tech brings the fastest speed for data syncing

The OS requirement for the iPhone files transfer: the Mac version supports Mac OS X 10.7 and above (macOS Big Sur inc.), and its Windows version can run on Win 10 or older. It supports all iPhone (iPhone 11), iPad(Pro/Mini/Air), iPod models running iOS 7 or higher (iOS 17 inc.). The file transfer for Mac/Win needs iTunes 11.2 or higher, but the whole process requires no iTunes syncing.

Top Data Transfer & Backup Software 2020 Review

MacX MediaTrans woos iTunes users with faster transfer speed, two-way sync and automatic format conversion, and easy process for backing up and transferring iOS data.

Cult of Mac

MacX MediaTrans works great with iOS 17. I've been looking for an alternative to iTunes. Luckily, I found this. It makes data syncing and backup much easier.

Herbert

Love your software for transferring data, I am a lifetime registered user. It has a few more features that other data backup tools don't have. Great idea with the DRM removal.

Steward

I used MacX MediaTrans to delete videos on my phone to make more space for them after I have exported them. Great job. Now I have more space on my phone to store movies.

Charles

Very neat data transfer app, and it's a breeze to get to know how to start. Data sorting and transferring is intuitive.

Albert

2020 Data Transfer Hot User Guide

How to Transfer Video from iPhone to Mac
This guide introduces 5 methods on how to transfer videos from iPhone to Mac (macOS Sierra), helping you import videos from iPhone to Mac.

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Mac
How to transfer songs from iPhone to Mac without iTunes? Here the best data transfer in 2018 can help you, letting you transfer music from iPhone to Mac.

Five Ways to Transfer Photos from iPhone to MacBook/iMac
How to import photos from iPhone to Mac? Try on the best five ways to transfer iPhone 4K photos to Mac with world's fastest speed.

FYI: Features and Speed Tests on the File Transfer for 2020

Our test mainly focused on the transfer speed. To get deep knowing about its edges over other iOS data transfer & backup software, we chose to transfer DRM M4V video purchased from iTunes on iPhone to Mac with an MP4 output, which is one of the biggest features from the file transfer software 2020. The source video is 27.5 MB in size, 720p HD. We tested it on macOS Sierra based iMac (Core i5, 8GB 1333 MHz DDR3, AMD Radeon HD 6770M 512MB).

• Timing Tests
It only took 10 seconds to transfer the DRM M4V video file from iPhone to Mac - it's worth mentioning that the time would vary from computer to computer. The DRM removal process was finished automatically and immediately. When clicking "export" and transferring all the files from iPhone to Mac, the transferring tool gave message to tell users which videos were encrypted and we could directly click Decode to transfer data to DRM-free format for more convenient file sharing and playback. There was no error report nor freezing nor data loss during the transferring process.

• Ease of Use
Very simple and intuitive interface. We were able to quickly find any additional features and options, like deleting/modifying, making ringtone, converting video format. A warm prompt for users: do follow to turn off iTunes auto syncing before transferring any data.